The draft amendment to China's Lawon Women's Right Protection, with
provisions to prevent and control sexual harassment, was submitted to the
nation's top legislature here on Sunday for first deliberation.

According to the draft
amendment, no one shall be allowed to subject women to sexual harassment and all
work units shall take measures against sexual harassment in working places.

Gender equality as part of the country's national policy is also expected to
be enshrined in the law for the first time, according to sources with the
ongoing 16th session of the StandingCommittee of the National People's Congress,
China's top legislature.